Genesis 31:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the LORD said to Jacob, Return to the land of your fathers, and to your kindred; and I will be with you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֔ב שׁ֛וּב אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ אֲבוֹתֶ֖יךָ וּלְמוֹלַדְתֶּ֑ךָ וְאֶֽהְיֶ֖ה עִמָּֽךְ׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer YHWH to-Yaʿăqōḇ, šûḇ to-land of-fathers-your and-to-native-land-your, and-ʾehyeh with-you.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said
• *YHWH*: Divine name - Yahweh/the LORD
• *Yaʿăqōḇ*: Proper noun - Jacob
• *šûḇ*: Qal imperative masculine singular - return
• *ʾehyeh*: Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will be

Word Meanings

• *šûḇ*: return/go back/turn back
• *môleḏet*: birthplace/kindred/native land

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then the LORD said to Jacob, 'Return to the land of your ancestors and to your family, and I will be with you.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Jacob,{H3290} Return{H7725} unto the land{H776} of thy fathers,{H1} and to thy kindred;{H4138} and I will be with thee.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Jacob{H3290}, Return{H7725}{(H8798)} unto the land{H776} of thy fathers{H1}, and to thy kindred{H4138}; and I will be with thee.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the LORde sayde vnto Iacob: turne agayne in to the lade of thy fathers and to thy kynred and I wilbe with ye.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the LORDE sayde vnto him: Departe agayne to thy fatherlade, and to thy kynred, I wyll be with the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Lorde had said vnto Iaakob, Turne againe into the lande of thy fathers, and to thy kinred, and I wilbe with thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lorde sayde vnto Iacob: turne agayne into the lande of thy fathers, and to thy kynrede, and I wyll be with thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers, and to your relatives, and I will be with you."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jehovah saith unto Jacob, `Turn back unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred, and I am with thee.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the Lord said to Jacob, Go back to the land of your fathers, and to your relations, and I will be with you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers, and to your relatives, and I will be with you."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD said to Jacob,“Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. I will be with you.”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 28:15 : 15 And behold, I am with you, and will keep you in all places wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land; for I will not leave you, until I have done what I have spoken to you of.
• Gen 32:9 : 9 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD who said to me, Return to your country and to your relatives, and I will deal well with you:
• Gen 31:13 : 13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar, and where you vowed a vow unto me: now arise, get out of this land, and return unto the land of your kindred.
• Gen 21:22 : 22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, God is with you in all that you do.
• Gen 26:3-5 : 3 Stay in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you; for to you, and to your descendants, I will give all these countries, and I will fulfill the oath which I swore to Abraham your father; 4 And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give to your descendants all these countries; and in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; 5 Because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
• Gen 26:24 : 24 And the LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham your father: fear not, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your descendants for my servant Abraham's sake.
• Gen 28:4 : 4 And give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you; that you may inherit the land where you are a stranger, which God gave to Abraham.
• Gen 28:13 : 13 And behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: the land where you lie, I will give to you and to your descendants;
• Gen 31:18 : 18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the livestock that he had acquired in Padan Aram, to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan.
• Gen 28:20-22 : 20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and clothes to wear, 21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: 22 And this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that you give me I will surely give the tenth to you.
• Gen 30:25 : 25 When Rachel had borne Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, "Send me away that I may go to my own place and country."
• Gen 35:1 : 1 And God said to Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there: and make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.
• Gen 46:2-3 : 2 And God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here I am. 3 And He said, I am God, the God of your father; do not fear to go down into Egypt, for I will make of you a great nation there.
• Gen 50:24 : 24 And Joseph said unto his brothers, I die, and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
• Ps 46:1 : 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
• Ps 50:15 : 15 And call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.
• Ps 90:15 : 15 Make us glad according to the days wherein you have afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil.
• Isa 41:10 : 10 Fear not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
• Heb 13:5 : 5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with what you have. For He has said, 'I will never leave you, nor forsake you.'
• Gen 13:15 : 15 For all the land which you see, to you will I give it, and to your descendants forever.